Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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